1988–89 Rugby Football League season

The 1988–89 Rugby Football League season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1988 until May, 1989 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

TeamsFirst Division: 14
Second Division: 20

ChampionsWidnes (3rd title)

Quick facts League, Teams ...

1988–89 Rugby Football League season
League	Stones Bitter Championship
Teams	First Division: 14 Second Division: 20
First Division
Champions	Widnes (3rd title)
Premiership winners	Widnes
Man of Steel Award	Ellery Hanley
Top try-scorer	Martin Offiah (60)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Second Division	Leigh Barrow Sheffield Eagles
Relegated to Second Division	Oldham Halifax Hull Kingston Rovers
Second Division
Champions	Leigh
Runners-up	Barrow
Top point-scorer	Mark Aston (307)
Top try-scorer	Derek Bate (34)
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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Season summary

Huddersfield Barracudas reverted to their original name Huddersfield.

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Widnes (C)	26	20	1	5	726	345	210.4	41	Qualification for Premiership first round
2	Wigan	26	19	0	7	543	434	125.1	38
3	Leeds	26	18	0	8	530	380	139.5	36
4	Hull	26	17	0	9	427	355	120.3	34
5	Castleford	26	15	2	9	601	480	125.2	32
6	Featherstone Rovers	26	13	1	12	482	545	88.4	27
7	St Helens	26	12	1	13	513	529	97.0	25
8	Bradford Northern	26	11	1	14	545	518	105.2	23
9	Wakefield Trinity	26	11	1	14	413	540	76.5	23
10	Salford	26	11	0	15	469	526	89.2	22
11	Warrington	26	10	0	16	456	455	100.2	20
12	Oldham (R)	26	8	1	17	462	632	73.1	17	Relegated to Second Division
13	Hull Kingston Rovers (R)	26	6	1	19	408	636	64.2	13
14	Halifax (R)	26	6	1	19	335	535	62.6	13

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Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Leigh (C, P)	28	26	0	2	925	338	273.7	52	Promoted to First Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round
2	Barrow (P)	28	21	1	6	726	326	222.7	43
3	Sheffield Eagles (P)	28	19	1	8	669	362	184.8	39
4	York	28	17	1	10	585	383	152.7	35	Qualification for Divisional Premiership first round
5	Doncaster	28	17	0	11	599	464	129.1	34
6	Swinton	28	16	2	10	621	482	128.8	34
7	Whitehaven	28	15	2	11	522	378	138.1	32
8	Keighley	28	16	0	12	551	525	105.0	32
9	Rochdale Hornets	28	15	0	13	655	677	96.8	30
10	Bramley	28	14	1	13	600	514	116.7	29
11	Carlisle	28	14	1	13	512	441	116.1	29
12	Batley	28	13	3	12	461	416	110.8	29
13	Dewsbury	28	13	0	15	518	626	82.7	26
14	Hunslet	28	12	1	15	473	540	87.6	25
15	Fulham	28	10	0	18	464	650	71.4	20
16	Chorley Borough	28	9	1	18	408	533	76.5	19
17	Workington Town	28	9	1	18	365	549	66.5	19
18	Huddersfield	28	9	1	18	400	615	65.0	19
19	Mansfield Marksman	28	4	1	23	308	769	40.1	9
20	Runcorn Highfield	28	2	1	25	224	998	22.4	5

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Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

14 May 1989

More information Widnes (1), 18-10 ...

Widnes (1)	18-10	Hull F.C. (4)
T-Currier, D Wright, Offiah G-Davies (3)		T-Welham G-Pearce (3)

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Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,194
Referee: John Holdsworth
Player of the Match: Alan Tait

14 May 1989

More information Sheffield Eagles (3), 43 – 18 ...

Sheffield Eagles (3)	43 – 18	Swinton (6)
Tries: Powell (3), Broadbent, Aston, Cook, McDermott Goals: Aston (7) Drop goals: Aston	^[3]	Tries: Frodsham, Melling, Ranson Goals: Myler (3)

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Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Player of the Match: Mark Aston